“Give us this day our daily bread.”—Matthew 6:11. The first half of the prayer Jesus has taught us is in regard to the name and kingdom and will of God—that His name may be honored, His kingdom established, His will performed. When you have thus made God’s service your first interest, you may ask withContinue reading “Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing: The LORD’s Prayer, Part 6”
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Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing: The LORD’s Prayer, Part 5
“Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.”—Matthew 6:10. The will of God is expressed in the precepts of His holy law, and the principles of this law are the principles of heaven. The angels of heaven attain unto no higher knowledge than to know the will of God, and to doContinue reading “Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing: The LORD’s Prayer, Part 5”
Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing: The LORD’s Prayer, Part 4
“Thy kingdom come.”—Matthew 6:10. God is our Father, who loves and cares for us as His children; He is also the great King of the universe. The interests of His kingdom are our interests, and we are to work for its upbuilding. The disciples of Christ were looking for the immediate coming of the kingdomContinue reading “Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing: The LORD’s Prayer, Part 4”
Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing: The LORD’s Prayer, Part 3
“Hallowed be Thy name.”—Matthew 6:9. To hallow the name of the Lord requires that the words in which we speak of the Supreme Being be uttered with reverence. “Holy and reverend is His name.” Psalm 111:9. We are never in any manner to treat lightly the titles or appellations of the Deity. In prayer we enterContinue reading “Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing: The LORD’s Prayer, Part 3”
Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing: The LORD’s Prayer, Part 2
“When ye pray, say, Our Father.”—Luke 11:2. Jesus teaches us to call His Father our Father. He is not ashamed to call us brethren. Hebrews 2:11. So ready, so eager, is the Saviour’s heart to welcome us as members of the family of God, that in the very first words we are to use in approaching God HeContinue reading “Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing: The LORD’s Prayer, Part 2”
Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing: The LORD’s Prayer, Part 1
“After this manner therefore pray ye.”—Matthew 6:9. The Lord’s Prayer was twice given by our Saviour, first to the multitude in the Sermon on the Mount, and again, some months later, to the disciples alone. The disciples had been for a short time absent from their Lord, when on their return they found Him absorbedContinue reading “Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing: The LORD’s Prayer, Part 1”
Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing: The Spirituality of the Law, Part 15
“When ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do.”—Matthew 6:7. The heathen looked upon their prayers as having in themselves merit to atone for sin. Hence the longer the prayer the greater the merit. If they could become holy by their own efforts they would have something in themselves in which to rejoice,Continue reading “Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing: The Spirituality of the Law, Part 15”